The Living Room
Lucy Worsley looks at the history of the living room from a medieval great hall, through a Georgian drawing room, to a grand country house and a Victorian parlour.
Lucy Worsley, chief curator of the historic royal palaces, looks at the room that has had more names and been through more changes than any other in the house. She tries out the communal medieval great hall, holds a candlelit tea party in a Georgian drawing room, explores the development of taste in a grand country house, discovers the wonders that gas and electric lighting brought to the Victorian parlour, and experiences leisure 1950s style. Includes interviews with historian Amanda Vickery and writer Adrian Tinniswood.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Lucy Worsley |
| Series Producer | Emma Hindley |
| Executive Producer | Dan Adamson |
| Executive Producer | Daisy Goodwin |
Broadcasts
- Wed 13 Apr 201121:00
Wed 13 Apr 201122:50BBC HD- Thu 14 Apr 201101:40
- Thu 14 Apr 201119:00BBC HD
- Fri 15 Apr 201100:45
- Sat 16 Apr 201120:00
- Sun 17 Apr 201103:00
- Sat 16 Jul 201120:00
- Sun 17 Jul 201101:45
- Thu 15 Sep 201119:00
Thu 15 Sep 201121:00BBC Two Northern Ireland- Mon 19 Sep 201100:00BBC HD
- Wed 8 Feb 201220:00
- Mon 27 Aug 201222:00
